Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-21

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| MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
A mass meeting was held at the Clopton'
Street Baptist church Sunday afterno N
| for the purpose OF establishing mission
ary society. Taking into consideration
| the sweltering heat, the attendance was
| large. Rev. DR.. Hatcher, Of Grace-Street
| Baptist church, Richmond, was present
and delivered a model address on mission
work. dwelling on the great good wh'cn
! it Is accomplishing, and urged his hearers
TO join the society proposed to be iorineu
there and help IN the great and glorious
work. Near fifty members were enrolled.
| Some weeks ago before Judge Hancock
started out on his circuit at his suggestion
meeting was held at this church Tor the pur.
| pose OF forming a missionary society, ana
| about fifty persons Joined. The member
| ship now numbers about one hundred. A
corps OF officers will be elected at the next
| meeting, the third Sunday in June. The
| monthly dues will be ten cents for adults
| and five cents for children. This church,
| with Rev. Decatur Edwards as pastor. Is
| doing good work, and is enlisting IN every
| missionary or other religious enterprise. a
| more jealous band OF Christian workers
| cannot be found.
| GENERAL CHURCH NOTES.
| Rev. T. Z. Richardson. associate editor
| OF the Central Presbyterian, preached tine
sermon at the Presbyterian church, this
| city, Sunday morning. No service at night.
| In consequence OF the rededicatl0n OF the
| Central Methodist church there were no
services at either the West-End or Filth.
Street churches sunday morning. A. the
former, Rev.J. w. Howell. OF Princeton, y.
J.. preached an impressive sermon at nis ht.
Mr. Howell is one OF the rising ministers
| OF the Methodist denomination.
At night Rev. George w. Wiley, the pas.
tor. preached bis last sermon at Fifth. street
church before leaving for Northtield, Mass.
| 10 attend the summer school OF the eyange-
lit, ID. l.. Moody. Mr.. Wiley will leave
this week. and will return in the early fall
and resume the duties OF bis pastorate.
Rev. l.. r. ThOrnhill filed his pulpit at
tine Bainbridge- street church Sunday norm
ing, preaching one Of his best sermons TO
n large congregation. The picnic queS-
ton was discussed in the Sunday school OF
this church and referred back to the com.
millee. West Point had been selected as
the place and the 10Th as the time, but there
is a probability that change will be made.
At Meade Memorial Episcopal church
| sunday the rector, Rev. John j. ClOpton,
ofliciated. There were large congregl'
tlons.
Rev. Decatur Edwards, OF the CloptOn-
street church, stated SUNDAY morning that
il had been decided to discontinue the
meetings which had been in progress foI
| several weeks with fine results until We'd
nesGay night, when 1t will be announced
whether or not they will be further con-
tinucd.
STREET.PAvING ORDTSANCE.
The Street Committee met in the Council
chamber at s. O'Clock last night TO consider
the ,treet.paying ordinance. Present
Messrs. James +. Bradley (chairmlD). +,
w. Weisiger, and c. \. Jones. Mr.. ID. l..
Puliam, who framed the ordinance, Tret-
surer Bronaugb, and eX.COuncilman Pat
teson were also present. City-AttOraeS
| Clopton WAS TOO unwell TO be in attend
ance.
As has been stated before this measure
was under consideration when the COunci
at its regular meeting, the 10Th instant, al
iourned over TO the oath, when the subject
will he taken up again, and the ordinance
no doubt will hc adopted. This postpone
ment was bad i'm order that the committee
with the advice and cooperation OF Mr.
Pulliam, might be able to perfect some de
fccts uointcd out i'm the original paper
The cOmmit'e was IN session until la'l
hour and decided upon some small change
which will be recommended to the CouDci
at its meeting Friday night. These do no
materially affect the measure; they are onli
intended to simplify and improve its work
ineS.
RHODES ANDERSON ACQUITTED.
The june term OF the Hastings Court -
judge John II. Ineram began yesterday
There /, no grand jury at this term. anC
tnc court will probably not be in session
more than few dlys. The only case trleC
Yesterday i'm which there is any intercS
whatever was that OF Rhodes Anderson
charged with assaplung his wife. lie wa
acquitted. Anderson was tried on tDr
charge in the Mayors Court and fined - D
and costs and required 10 give security fol
twelve months. He appealed to the liu'
tings Court and his case was tried at th'
last term OF that court, when there was
hung jury.
Anoh,r ease which will be tried at t'i'
term is that of W. A. :. Davis rs. Jennie
Iandrum. In connection with this case
the Dispatch Of saturday said
con the oath OF LAT month Justice Perdue
after hearing the case, decided that GER
tain watch winch Jennie Landrum " Il
suing for belonged 10 her. and awardct
her in addition 81 damages for the unlaw
ful detention Of the watch bv Davis. From
this decision Davis appealed"
This may have been calculated 10 misleac
some one, and for this reason the circum-
stances under which the case arose are
given. Miss Landrum had watch pre-
sented to her by friend. For some reasor
she lent her friend the w2lcb, and before r.
turning it be died while boarding al MIR
DayIss. After be died she demanded t9'
property OF Mr.. Davis, but he having NJ
authority for delivering it to her, declined
to do so, as was entirely proper, ana sn'
brought suit to recover it.
DEATH PROM CHOLERA MORBUs.
Vsnnie, the three.year-old child OF Mr
| Il. T. Brown. died ut his residence, cOrnel
| OF Ninth and Porter streets, at \. "
Yesterday, Of cholera morbus. The child
which was very bright one indeed, wa
perfectly well sunday afternoon.
There have been 4 number Of deaths IL
this city this spring from this disease. Mr.
William J.. Spain lost a siX-month'-oll
child sunday night Of this complaint.
MAYORS COURT.
Justice j.. NJ. Perdue presided in thl
court yesterday morning in the absence o
his Honor the Mayor.
Milie Giles and Henry Burwell, two col
| ored citizens, were charged with dlsorderl'
| conduct and assault. They were require
TO give bond for their good behavior 10
six months, and were gwen twenty-fouI
hours in which to hunt up bondsmen, VIII
the hope that they might be induced to 81
"ylsiting," not to return.
Henry Watkins, charged with assaultln.
his wife, was fined $3.50 and costs. and il
default was sent TO Jail for twenty days.
There were several cases OF ordinane
violation. which could not be tried in th
absence OF the Mayor.
DEATH or MRS. HARRELs0N.
The remains OF Mrs. Annie McRae Har
relson, who died at YanceyyilIe, N. {
sunday morning at O'Clock, reached
Richmond Yesterday afternoon by the Rich
mord and Danville $3.50 train. They wer
met at the depot by large concOurse o
friends OF this city and Richmond
and escorted 10 HOLLYWOOD, wher
they were inferred. This community
in which deceased spent her earlie
life and where she was held II